Friday, February 3, 2012

Tobu World Square

Tobu World Square

Tobu World Square is a theme park with miniature recreations of the world's historic relics and architecture. The park is roughly divided into six zones (Modern Japan, America, Egypt, Europe, Asia, and Japan) where detailed recreations (1/25 size) of 45 World Heritage Sites including Egypt's three great pyramids, the Parthenon, and Rokuon-ji Golden Pavilion as well as the Empire State Building and other famous buildings of the world (approximately 100 in total) are found. Approximately 140,000 miniature dolls each about seven centimeters in height stand around the architecture to make the exhibits look as real as possible. Located in a very attractive area indeed, the theme park is also close to the shrines and temples of Nikko (World Heritage Sites) as well as the Kinugawa Hot Spring.